OHSAS 18001 Certification

Is your health and safety management good enough for OHSAS 18001 certification?

OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized standard for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. By implementing its best-practice processes, you can help your company identify and control its health and safety risks. Implementing its management system will help you protect your employees. As well as lowering risks and reducing costly accidents across your business, it will ensure you comply with your legal obligations. This can lead to increased employee, customer and stakeholder confidence in your management systems. It can also enhance your company’s brand and give you a competitive advantage.

The OHSAS 18001 standard sets out what you need to do to achieve health and safety best practice. Our professional QMS consultants can guide you through the OHSAS 18001 implementation and certification process. This includes conducting the independent assessment to verify you have:

• Implemented a robust health and safety management system
• Conducted suitable planning and risk assessments
• Improved health and safety training for employees
• Raised employee awareness of the benefits of health and safety policies
• Communicated the benefits of your safety management systems to stakeholders
• Strengthened your ability to respond to emergency situations
• Established performance monitoring and continual improvement processes.

The benefits of OHSAS 18001 to your business could be substantial, from complying with changes in legislation to preventing accidents, cutting the cost of claims and protecting your employees. Implementing the standard’s management system will quickly help you reduce risks to your organisation. It includes processes for identifying hazards and establishing emergency procedures.

Making your organisation a safer place to work is good for productivity because it leads to fewer disruptive incidents. Demonstrating your commitment to health and safety also helps raise employee morale. While the flexible nature of the OHSAS 18001 management system will ensure you are able to adapt to future changes in legislation.

You could qualify for 50% off certification if signed up by 31st January 2017. Get in touch with me for more information.

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